Category Archives: Live

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Just under two weeks after releasing what is already a compelling contender for album of the year and Robert Vincent is a welcome surprise for those attending the first gig by Parlour Flames at The Epstein Theatre as he comes on stage to present five of the songs from his debut album.

It certainly was the type of gig that Robert Vincent thrives in, it’s personable, light and with just the right audience that will listen intently to what he has to say and with Robert’s lyrics, he really has a lot to say.

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(293 words, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

Parlour Flames, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Avant-Garde, interesting, going against the well-established grain and rather good to spend the evening in their company, all the things you need to hear when listening to the band Parlour Flames. There is something else to add to that list that will invariably grow over the next few months as well, Paul Arthurs, the man known to a generation of Oasis fans as Bonehead, has found a kindred spirit and someone who seems to care about him and the music in Manchester poet Vinny Peculiar.

Parlour Flames, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(393 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Ian Skelly, Gig Review. Zanzibar, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There has been much hype about Coral drummer turned multi-instrumentalist Ian Skelly’s debut solo offering Cut From a Star and on its homecoming performance in the Zanzibar, it is not hard to see why.

Ian Skelly, Gig Review. Zanzibar, Liverpool. full post

(344 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

Silent Sleep, Gig Review. Leaf, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Raring * * * *

The New Year brings a fresh new gathering of top notch musicians to the forefront of live performing in Liverpool and in Leaf on Bold Street, the year got off to a marvellous start with the cracking sound of Silent Sleep.

Fronted by Chris McIntosh and with a cast of veritable thousands on stage, Silent Sleep made a dull January evening, not always the best time of year with the ensuing damp and bitter cold hitting the city, a night of fun and quiet musical contemplation which was enjoyable and nonetheless beautiful.

Silent Sleep, Gig Review. Leaf, Liverpool. full post

(379 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

The Spin Doctors, Gig Review. Eric’s, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Judging by the rousing reception the members of The Spin Doctors got from the audience at Eric’s it might be hard to believe that New York American alternative rockers have not released an album in eight years. A lot of bands would go stale with that type of time away and even drift apart and go their own separate ways.

The Spin Doctors, Gig Review. Eric’s, Liverpool. full post

(504 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Robert Vincent is one of the great acoustic artists playing in Liverpool right now. He also has been very busy in recent months, so busy that it makes you wonder when he finds time to catch his breath, let alone do any recording. Aside from getting ready to unleash his new album, Life In Easy Steps, he has been interviewed by the London press and those whose musical knowledge is second to none.

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(367 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

Mashemon, Gig Review. Lantern Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Liverpool isn’t really known for its heavier rock or metal, neither do audiences get the chance to have any type of dalliance with any type of home-grown Progressive Rock, saving the delights for evenings with the likes of Genesis legend Steve Hackett or Jethro Tull to fill the void. Allowing the odd crumb to fall from the top table takes time and even when it can only be heard in snatches in a band it is well worth the wait.

Mashemon, Gig Review. Lantern Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(369 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Nighthowl. Gig Review. Lantern Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The Lantern Theatre may be more used to having cutting edge and intense drama within its walls on Blundell Street but in the time that it has been open it has had its share of some exceedingly good music as well.

The winter weather may have bit hard around the country but somehow in Liverpool that never really deters people from supporting the arts, in no matter what form, in the city. The wind may have been positively Baltic as it raced up the Mersey but the music provided by Night Howl soon took any cold off the bones of those attending the first music night of 2013 in the Lantern.

Nighthowl. Gig Review. Lantern Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(363 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Buckle Tongue, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Merseyside undisputedly produces some great bands of every music genre that it is possible to list and yet somehow in amongst the maelstrom and cacophony of disparate tunes and compositions, heavy metal doesn’t get that much of a look in. Very few bands have touched upon the field of crashing and brutal guitars placed within the heart of a superb drum beat and told the tale in Liverpool. From out of the darkness come the Wirral’s Buckle Tongue and one of the new great bands to watch out for in 2013.

Buckle Tongue, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(383 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Path Unknown, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Ben Jones of Path Unknown. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

 

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * *

To perform your debut gig in the spotlight of the o2 Academy’s glare takes some supreme effort and fortitude, to achieve the appreciation of an audience when you are effectively a band member down and still sound extremely good takes a band that have a great future in front of them. For Path Unknown, all bodes well and they certainly won’t be unknown for long.

Path Unknown, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(336 words, 1 image, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)